Amrit Mehra

Amrit is a 2006 graduate of the University of Chicago with a BA in Public Policy Studies.  On campus, he developed an educational program for youth designed to curb racial profiling and police brutality through the student ACLU chapter.  Amrit spent a summer in the Philippines working with the NGO PhilRights to evaluate the national agrarian reform program and the effects of trade on small food producers and farmers.  He interned at Work, Welfare and Families to work on policy advocacy efforts, and served as a policy intern for Senator Barack Obama’s 2004 political campaign.

Field placement: Hunger Task Force

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Policy placement: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Washington, D.C.